Collateral damage: Experts wonder what Tester’s bill may kill

by Jesse Froehling The Northern Goshawk, a bird the size of a crow, with salt and pepper plumage and a distinct light eyebrow, calls the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest home. For years, the U.S. Forest Service has used the goshawk as an “indicator...

Judge Halts Biathlon Course

by Eve Byron – Independent Record A federal court judge put a halt Wednesday to construction of a biathlon course near MacDonald Pass west of Helena. In issuing his summary judgment ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy said that an investigation of...

A Natural Environmentalist

by David Mark Carole King’s songs are tightly woven into the tapestry of American music. Flip on the radio and, before long, at least one of the singer-songwriter’s familiar tunes is likely to ring out. Starting with The Shirelles’ “Will You...